BJS E-Bulletin Empowering Today Enriching Tomorrow.

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BJS e-Bulletin
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS)
Empowering Today Enriching Tomorrow
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, Muttha Chambers II, Level 8, Senapati Bapat Marg, Pune 411016. Ph +91 20 66050000, Fax +91 20 66050191
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June 2013
Vol: 2013-06
Dear Friends, On a war-footing, with technical guidance of experts
and cooperation of Beed District Collector andIt is with great hope and
administration, lakes have been identified, machinery –expectation that I welcome this
JCBs and Poklands sourced and organized, villagersmonth of June, as we all wait for
mobilized, excavated silt transferred onto the farmers'the rains to quench the thirst of
fields, and all work is being carried out simultaneously!our parched neigbourhoods - its
As per BJS' principle, no grant/ funds have been takenpeople, animals, and vegetation.
from the government.The severe drought that has
gripped the drought-prone region Heeding to the plight and daily requests of villagers,
in Maharashtra this year, it is said, is not just due to numbers of lakes undertaken for desilting has risen
failure of rains, but also because of inadequate water from 50 to over a 100 in the talukas of Patoda, Ashthi,
governance. Shirur, Beed and Gevrai in Beed district. As on May 27,
2013, 92 JCBs and 32 Poklands were workingUnder the visionary and passionate leadership of Shri
simultaneously, most of them in two shifts; the total siltShantilal Muttha, National President, the BJS team
excavated was 92,400 cu meter,launched large scale relief
thus making way for additionaloperations since March 2013.
water storage in the tanks. In 11Its network of dedicated
locations all excavation is beinggrass-root volunteers has
done manually. All work is inbeen very efficiently
progress with full force!managing 30 specially
established cattle camps Farmers are spreading the
(Chhavnis), and is taking care nutrient filled silt onto their
of about 10,000 cattle of fields at their own costs. Soil is
helpless farmers, primarily in getting richer and fields more
7 districts of Marathwada and Pune. fertile. In times to come, there will be work for people –
more water, more crop, more income.Shri Muttha, however, was immensely dissatisfied with
the provisional 'first-aid' nature of this relief; especially The entire venture is revolutionary in nature – one that
for an area that eternally faces seasonal drought. would change the face of the region and bring
Determined to tackle the problem at its roots, Shri permanent benefits.
Muttha, briefed by experts, instantaneously decided on Thus, to mark the World Environment Day – on June 5th,
May 1, 2013 to rejuvenate/ revive at least 50 village with hearts filled with hope for a better tomorrow, the
lakes and tanks in Beed district. Huge storage capacity villagers and BJS team have scheduled a cultural
has been lost due to silt accumulation over the last celebration on each of the 100 sites, calling for the rain
many years. Desilting as a solution had to be completed to wet the mother earth, and fill their lakes to their
in all lakes before onset of monsoons – almost in a brim.
month's time - with the help of excavator machines and With a deep sense of fulfillment, I close here, inviting
people's participation! He thus launched a full-fledged you to participate in this sustainable venture through
campaign. In order to personally organize and monitor Shramdaan, or contribution to our fund, or join us in the
all activities, he has camped at Dongarkinhi village in celebrations of June 5th.
Patoda taluka of Beed district – his home town.
Prafulla Parakh, CEO, BJS
Shri. Prafulla Parakh
From the desk of the CEO
Benefits
• 15 lakh cum of additional water storage
in lakes
• 1500 acres of land will become more
fertile due to silt
• 1000 acre of land would be additionally
irrigated
?Over 100 villages will receive water
World Environment Day

2. Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana - Educational Quality Improvement Programme (BJS-EDUQIP)
Education
Enhancing Quality of School Education
The second such teacher training program onIntroduction of Mulyavardhan in
Mulyavardhan is scheduled in July and is open only
English in select Federation of Jain
for interested English medium schools in the FJEI
Educational Institutes (FJEI) (Federation of Jain Educational Institutions )
BJS has been conducting its Mulyavardhan Pilot network.
Program in Marathi in 500 Zilla Parishad schools of You would be eligible for participation in this
Ashti ,Patoda & Kaij Talukas of Beed district for the program only if you are willing to:
last 4 years from 2009. The program has been well 1. dedicate one period daily for Mulyavardhan
received and its impact is evident among all the for every division of the standards I to IV
stake holders.
2. dedicate at least one teacher for
This year BJS is planning to introduce conducting Mulyavardhan sessions
Mulyavardhan in English in selected volunteer
3. send not more than two teachers for the
schools in the FJEI network. The training for the
training
first batch of teachers from Maharashtra, Gujarat,
All FJEI English medium schools which are desirous
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Chhatisgarh was
of introducing this program in their schools are
held in May at Pune. Mulyavardhan in English will
welcome to contact the BJS Head office via email
be introduced in these schools from the current
to get the details.
academic session.
info@bjsindia.org or call us at 020-66050000
On similar lines the private aided CBSE schoolBJS SAA Makes a Mark: Feedback by
Hiralal Jain Senior Secondary, Delhi had
Academicians, Civil Executives, and
approached BJS for conducting a workshop for its
Educators stakeholders as a measure to implement the
prioritized improvement plan as generated
It was a proud moment for BJS when their school through the BJS SAA school report. The workshop
assessment and accreditation (BJS SAA) framework aimed at creating awareness among the
and the efforts taken so far in implementation management members, teaching and
were lauded by Prof Parshuraman, Director-Tata administrative staff and the school leaders
Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Prof towards their roles and responsibilities for
Parshuraman in his meeting with BJS also extended collaboratively improving the school quality.
valuable suggestions on ways to take this initiative
forward to many more states in the country. The MP pilot project of BJS SAA culminated in the
report sharing and presentation of school reports
BJS received another reassuring piece of news and the higher level reports at Bhopal recently.
which came from the Zilla Parishad Primary School, The school reports were presented to the heads of
Mhaskevasti (Shivne) of Maval Taluka. Two girl all 50 schools across five districts in which SAA was
students of Std 4 have secured 5th and 6th implemented from July to October 2012. The state
positions in the merit list of Std 4 Maharashtra level reports were presented to the nodal officers
State Scholarship exam. Incidentally this school is designated by MP government. Among them were
one of the eleven ZP primary schools adopted by the Additional Directors of Rajya Shiksha Kendra
BJS for its Model Cluster Project. The spectacular and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.
achievement by these rural students only Commissioners of both the divisions made it a point
reinforces the belief of BJS that even schools from to review the report sharing sessions with school
rural India can deliver if they focus their efforts on heads and solicited individual feedback from the
imparting quality education to all their students district officers. They are keen to discuss further
despite their odds. It is with this belief that BJS has details for the state-owned up-scaled
embarked upon transforming these schools into implementation. Reports were also presented to
model schools through its Model Cluster Project. the representatives of the State Planning
The assessment reports have been shared with all Commission who had initiated the BJS SAA pilot
the schools and a plan for rolling out the next set of project to review it as a new initiative in the state.
school quality improvement programs for this
cluster is being finalized.

3. Social Development
10,000 cattle find sucour at our chhaavnis….
This summer has been scorching hot all over the country with the mercury touching numbers not seen during the
past decade. But this is now, in May.Adrought looming over Maharashtra, probably more severe than the last major
one 40 years ago, was foreseen months ago. Realising the extreme situation and with an experience of more than
20 years in disaster mitigation BJS decided to address the drought situation in the worst affected and the driest of
the dry districts of Maharashtra. The state government took
measures to supply water to the people, but there was little
concern for the poor hapless a n i m a l s . O u t o f s h e e r
desperation, even their owners were prepared to either abandon
them to die of dehydration or maim them so as to be able to sell
to the slaughter houses! The idea to provide shelter and fodder to
the live stock was first mooted at a meeting of BJS volunteers on
February 26, 2013. This found whole hearted support and within
a month and about 30 'chhaavnis' (shelters) in the districts of Beed,
Solapur, Jalna, Osmanabad, Aurangabad, and Pune were up.
The BJS volunteers who are manning the chhaavnis were given
a day long comprehensive training on management of the animals
and chhaavni at BJS HO on March 23, 2013. This training was delivered by experts such as veterinary doctors,
officials and professors from the animal husbandry department of the state government and from Pune University.
With summer at its peak, the heat and dryness has only become worse. The volunteers together with a few BJS
staff live at the chhaavnis with the most basic infrastructure for themselves. They give little regard and attention
to their own working and living conditions, focusing only on looking after the welfare of the 10,000 animals at
these 30 chhaavnis. They have done such a commendable job!. It has to be seen to be believed. These chhaavnis
will be operational until end of June.
People enthusiastically giving their all for the restoration of lakes...

4. BJS on Facebook
To connect http://www.facebook.com/BJSIndia
The BJS Facebook Commiunity is now more live &
interactive. It is being regularly updated with lots of
photographs, videos, information, events.. etc.
Mr. Shantilal Muttha, has been sharing his Thoughts,
Experiences and is Questioning….It is Exciting, Challenging
and Philosophical.
It is all Debate and Discussion and not just quotes from him.
You must Participate.
Connect with BJS!
Some Upcomming Events
31.05.2013
The highlights of BJS processes
Biography of Shri. Shantilal Muttha
At the Silver Jubilee National Convention in May 2012, the biography of Mr. Shantilal Muttha in Marathi, was
released. Its audio version is being broadcast on FM institutional 101 MHz on All India Radio (Pune Kendra)
every Tuesday at 10.20 am; so tune in and listen to an inspirational story!
Announcements for the month of June 2013
1. Prayers/Pujan at 101 distilled lakes for revival
of water sources at Aashti, Patoda, Shirur, Beed & Contact- Shri. Abhinandan Khot 9011552777
Gevrai Tehsil in Beed District of Maharashtra on
Trainer – Shri. Ratnakar Mahajan, Hingoli
5th June 2013
Contact-Dr. C H Bagrecha 94239667972. Student Assessment Test 4th & 8th std -
Trainer – Shri. Amar Gandhi , Chandrapur &22 & 23rd June
CG-Raipur – Shri. Rajesh Savantsukha- 982713615 Smt. Meena Chordiya, Manmad
3. Career Guidance
Contact- Smt. Manisha Vohra 9407130091MH- Pune - 9th June 2013 by Adv. Jaiprakash Somani
Trainer – Smt. Rajshree Chaudhari &Contact – Smt. Kamal Lunkad- 7588281091
Smt. Amita Jain
4. Empowerment of Girls Program (EOG)
Contact- Shri. Sunil Kothari, 9425169040
Trainer- Dr. Vimal Jain & Smt. Manjula Jain,
Contact- Shri. Ashok Datmajage 9422014588
Jabalpur
Trainer- Shri. Ratnakar Mahajan, Hingoli
5. Trainer's Training for Empowerment of Girls
Contact- Shri. Babubhai Mehta 9825147701 Program –Nagpur- 21-23 June 2013
Contact- Shri. Rajneesh Jain 9373104897Trainer – Shri. Sanjay Singhi, Raipur
Trainer – Shri. Sanjay Singhi- Raipur
Contact- Shri. Pramod Jain 9424718990,
6. Empowerment of Couples Program (EOC)
Smt. Vinita Lunavat 7793270042 Gujarat- Surat- 1-2 June 2013
Contact –Shri. Chimanbhai Shah 98252 58258Trainer – Shri. Rajeshree Chaudhari Sagar
Trainer- Shri. Dharmenda Chhajed, Bhilai
Contact- Shri. Praveen Parakh 9826424195
Trainer – Shri. Ratnakar Mahajan, Hingoli
e. MH- Rukadi - 12-14 June 2013
f. MH -Manmad- 14-16 June 2013
g. MP -Ujjain- 14-16 June 2013
h. MP – Narsinghpur 23-25 June 2013
a. MH – Gadhinglaj– 3-5 June 2013
b. GJ- Ahmedabad- 7-9 June 2013
c. MP -Kareli- 7-9 June 2013
d. MP – Badwah -7-9 June 2013
Jain Minority
We have been receiving many queries and we welcome
them. Keep writing .Give us your feedback on how our
response to them helped resolve your issue.
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have a representative from the University in the selection
committee (to select teachers and principals).
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